* @return the value of the annotation element
     */
    protected static Object getProperty(final BeanDesc beanDesc, final Annotation annotation, final String name) {
        final MethodDesc methodDesc = beanDesc.getMethodDescNoException(name);
        if (methodDesc == null) {
            return null;
        }
        final Object value = methodDesc.invoke(annotation);
        if (value == null || "".equals(value)) {
            return null;

     * @param paramTypes
     *            The array of parameter types for the method
     * @return The {@link MethodDesc} that matches the given parameter types
     */
    MethodDesc getMethodDescNoException(String methodName, Class<?>... paramTypes);

    /**
     * Returns the {@link MethodDesc} that matches the given arguments.
     *
     * @param methodName